Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Merkel Pays Tribute to Courage of East Germans

Reported by Spiegel on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 (on November 10, 2009)

Germany's ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall culminated on Monday night in falling giant dominoes and a fireworks display over the Brandenburg Gate. Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the courage of her fellow eastern Germans who fulfilled the nation's dream of unification.

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